As usual I was surfing the catamaran scene for new developments. I came across the report of the Conch Cup, aug 23 2003.

There I saw a "colour drive" jib in the pictures :

Here you see the start sequence :


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The crew pulls off a good start but later I understood why when I saw who was skippering the Boat.


The results are on http://www.miamiyachtclub.net/myc/cc2003results.htm

Here you can see how Rick White and Jason finished 4 out 0f 14 in the no-spi class. Actually only 5 out of 14 had beaten Rick and Jason on elapsed time; the difference in handicaps moved Rick and Jason up just two places. up as

For more pictures and the story of the whole cup go to http://www.floridamultihullsailor.com/index.html

Wouter




Wouter Hijink
Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild)
The Netherlands